Pribilof Islands · AK

St. Paul

The largest Aleut community in the US, among half a million fur seals.

Population
413 (2020 census)
Fur seals
500,000+
Bird species
319

Then

  1. 1786

    Russian fur traders find the Pribilofs.

  2. 1910

    The Fur Seal Treaty ends private sealing.

  3. 1943–1944

    881 Pribilof Aleuts are held at Funter Bay.

  4. 1985

    Commercial sealing ends.

Now

Birders come for the seabird cliffs, and the island has its own blue fox.

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